The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-10-13
LOCAL ITEMS.
JAY II. MALTBY, Local Reporter.

JAY II. MALTBY, Local Reporter
Wheat, 81 cents.
A. B. Little. of Grand Forks, wa. in town
Tuesday.
Thrcshing goes lively on, and will soon b
completed.
Cranberries and wild hops are now il
abundance. :
VIM. Murray has completed his tin-shop or
Main street
John Finlayson, of Fargo, visited Bottinear
last Tuesday.
Money saved by buying your boots of Bste
sen & Ayres.
Lot her blow, Batesen 4 Ayres can give you
prices that will warm you.
Considerable "proving up by our enter
prising farmers, has taken place Of late.
VIM. Mitchell departed for visit to hi.
old home in Michigan, last Monday morning
Secure your winters fuel. it you wish to
comfortably exist during the coming months.
|
in Bottineau; likewise mile or two Of side
walk.
Mcintosh works all night loading potatoes
into the cars. Verify, there is no rcst for the
wicked.
Partridges arc beginning to attract our
sportsmen. Of late these birds have become
| numerous.
The Minneapolis Tribune Of last Saturday
had splendid boom article for Bottinesu in
| IT'S columns.
Our potatoe market has ups and downs,
this week flunetuating between 30 aud 81
cents per bushel.
The Rev Theo, Tonnssson will preach
at the residence of Mrs: Mork, Sunday, Oct.
23d, at II a. m.
Even the McBrayen Hotel has advanced to
the metropolitan distinction Of spreading OK
ira cots for accommodation of guests.
There is now good read finished entirely,
ON the west side of Oak Creek, to F. M. Wood
wards mill, north of town.
slettebak s. Ertresvsag will soon be ablo to
occupy their new buildingAwith complete
stock OF goods Ill their line.
Says a prominent travelling man-"The
Bottineau PIONEER is thstbest local paper in
this part of the territory
Jack Cockerill had an idea that he could
run very fast until V. B. Noble fooled him
Monday night. Ask Jack about it.
The following choice brands of oysters have
just arrived at Hoover Bros, viz:-"Elegant
New York Count and ''T. s. Standard"
John D. Bell is prepared to furnish the
whole of Bottineau Go. with rheubarb rootsat
so cents per dozen, or $3.50 per hundred.
Among tho Knights Of the Grip-s.ck who
registered at the~MS1&ayen Hotel, Tuesday,
were F. V. Claxton and F. B. Hilton, both OF
St. Paul.
Farmers, don't forget the PIONEER when
you are in town, but come in, and report the
result Of your tbreshing. All items of this
kind thankfully received.
Wood fiends ore numerous, and the unfor-
turste man who owns large wood-pile, now
has to keep his double-barreled shotgun at
hand, ready for emergency.
V. B. Noble has received his patent (the
first issued on land in the county, upon his
claim two miles northeast Of the village. 0,
fortune, when did offend the7
Tom White, our energetic dray man, says
he don't have any time to do anything but
work. He is catching the CT cam of the busi-
ness in his line without u doubt.
S. w. Picrson has secured the contract for
the erection of the three new schoolhousss,
in Amity district The gentleman in forms
US he will soon boom matters on same.
Our job press was again kept humming this
week. Come right in, gentlemen, and give
US your orders. We allow no outsiders to
excel US in good work, or to underbid VI in
prices. -
The people Of Ward county are greatly sx
cited over the approaching election. Prohibi-
ton or license is on the tapis, and the con-
test wakes warm. Minot, especially, Is max
ing strong fight for license.
H. N. Hager and D. N. Wright musical
agents, Of Devils Lake, arrived in town last
Saturday, in their special conveyance, and
put in several days here, this week, taking
orders for goods in their line.
Even the wild Indian has become indus
trious since tho approach Of cold weather
Several half-breeds have been employed Of
late, in our town saving wood. Thus the
buck ''bucketh'' his daily bread.
Nm. Craig returned from Ontario yesterday,
bringing with him large herd Of magnificent
thoroughbred cattle, which will prove .
great addition to our county. We further add
that William is still gay and festive young
bachelor. .-.
We are panied to announce the death of the
mother Of our esteemed fellow citizen NJ. s
Harmon. He left this morning for Minneap-
oils to attend the funeral. This is q great
shock to Mr.. H. as the deeeass was quite un-
sxpecaed. %.%*@ :. =: ,,rs -.
Judge of Probate Thompson, Dr. Greig
Alex Sinclair and Uncle John Sinclair, in
dulged in hunting trip to Mouse River last
Tuesday. A person describing party said,
'.The law, the medical profession, the milk
preservative and Old Wisdom comprised the
expedition" Good enough.
It pays business men to change their ad-
vertiscments at least once month. For cx-
ample we call the attention Of our readers to
the firm Of Kelly & Hillhouse, who give us
copy for new dds very frequently, thus
showing their faith in the above. Their lat
est one will be found elsewhere in this issue.
Archie Macarthur has made himself very
useful, although rather conspicuous the past
week, on the motor line for hauling wood on
short notice. Others have also done very
we'll in the same respect, but Archie takes
the cake. And you cant get him ratified,
either. If he was not Canadian born, he
would some day become president Of this
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